Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts

Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts. This versatile stuffed chicken breast dish is easy enough for a weeknight supper but elegant enough for company. Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr. Feta cheese, roasted peppers, spinach and more flavors from the Mediterranean fill these easy stuffed chicken breasts.

The next time you're looking for healthy chicken recipes, look to the tangy and earthy ingredients of the Mediterranean! In my first apartment, I started cooking chicken with feta and sundried tomatoes. Now I serve it with rice pilaf and a salad. —Amanda Rochette, Watertown, Massachusetts. You can have Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts using 11 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts

1. You need 4 of chicken breasts.
2. You need 2 cup of white mushrooms finely diced.
3. You need 1/4 cup of sun dried tomatoes in oil finely diced.
4. You need 1/4 cup of black olives finely diced.
5. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of dry oregano.
6. You need 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.
7. It's to taste of fresh ground black pepper.
8. You need of fresh basil leafs.
9. Prepare 4 tablespoon of goat cheese (I've used spreadable type, black pepper seasonned).
10. You need 2 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
11. Prepare 2 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.

Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts recipe: This versatile dish is easy enough for a weeknight supper but elegant enough for company. Place chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Boneless breasts of chicken stuffed with a Mediterranean cheese stuffing. I added minced garlic and a little fresh squeezed lemon juice to the stuffing mix.

Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts step by step

1. Preheat oven at 400°..
2. In a bowl, mix mushrooms with sun dried tomatoes, black olives, garlic powder and oregano, reserve..
3. In an other bowl, mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar, reserve..
4. Cut chicken breasts length wise to make pocket, reserve..
5. Spread goat cheese inside each chicken breast, on both sides..
6. Cover inside of chicken breasts with fresh basil leafs, as needed..
7. Fill in pocket with mushroom mix..
8. Close pocket with toothpicks..
9. Brush top and bottom of chicken breasts with oil and vinegar mix..
10. Put on baking sheet covered with parchemin paper and cook in preheated oven for 20 minutes..
11. Broil for couple of minutes..
12. Serve with side salad and hot bread or any sidedish you want..
13. Enjoy!.
14. 😁.

I topped the breast pieces with lemon pepper instead of just plain salt and pepper. I used these chicken breasts to make mediterranean inspired chicken rice bowls, which I will be posting in the next few days. Pierce chicken with fork several times and sprinkle with salt and pepper. These stuffed chicken breasts may seem complicated, but in reality, couldn't be simpler. Serve with cauliflower rice or your favorite vegetable.